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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 09:17 PM
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I am about to install a sub and amp in my 02 z06. Does anybody know if i can plug the RCA wires into an already existing stock amp or do i have to run them to the head unit? Thanks.

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Old Feb 5, 2007 | 09:22 PM
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Stock amps pretty much always use the speaker-level outputs from the deck, not line-level (RCA).
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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 08:36 AM
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You'll either need line level converters, or a sub-amp with speaker level inputs. There are no RCA jacks in the stock system.

You'd probably want to tie into the rear channel inputs to the stock amplifier (pins E4 thru E7).
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 02:54 PM
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thanks for the replies. also, where did you guys run the power wire through the firewall?
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 05:37 PM
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The only place to run the power wire is behind the PCMs in the engine bay. Carefully remove them and you'll see a grommet behind them.
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